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Also, I want to use blueberries in a stew. Please let me know if you have any ideas and/or resources.

This recipe has some veggie elements, but the blueberries are not in the stew itself.

I've decided to try out a cobbler recipe, substituting mulberries for blueberries. I should add salt to this recipe, I think, as mulberries are so much sweeter than blueberries and not tart at all.

I went mulberry picking after midnight last night. I actually had more fun than I thought I would. (I think the activity satisfies a very primal gathering desire.)

The only mulberry trees I know of are on the corner of Stadium and Packard (that is, at a major intersection) and downtown, near the edge of campus. I didn't want to walk too far if I didn't have to; however, as I pretty much picked the nearer tree clean of the ripest berries, I might have to journey farther next time. (For those in Ann Arbor, do you know of any mulberry spots? I'm going to have to scout around my neighborhood.)

I spent a lot of time this morning picking off the stems. This evening, I shopped for ready-made crusts, and tonight I plan to make either a pie or tarts.

It's been entirely too long since I had a baked mulberry item. Mmmmmmmm.

(Also on the baking agenda: apple cobbler or crisp)

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This weekend, I made applesauce apple crisp. It was a big hit. I think I will make more tonight.

Edit: Recipe (by request) below:

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Okay, this turned out, but it could have been better. It needs some zing, and I'm not sure how to effect that. I'm open to suggestions.

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